ST. LOUIS – A Louisiana woman and surviving heir of a man allegedly exposed to asbestos in Louisiana claims that the exposure caused him to develop lung cancer.
Celeste Gros, as surviving heir of Newman Bond Jr., deceased filed a complaint on Aug. 7 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against Exxon Mobil Oil Corp., Ingersoll-Rand Co., Shell Oil Co., et al. alleging strict liability, negligence and other counts.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that at various times during Newman Bond Jr.'s career in Louisiana, he was exposed to and inhaled or ingested asbestos fibers emanating from certain products manufactured, sold, distributed or installed by the defendants. The suit states that on or about Sept. 12, 2012, he first became aware that he developed lung cancer, an asbestos-induced disease, and that the disease was wrongfully caused. He died on Aug. 5, 2013, the suit states.
The plaintiff holds Exxon Mobil Oil Corp., Ingersoll-Rand Co., Shell Oil Co., et al. responsible because the defendant allegedly intentionally included asbestos fibers in their products when they knew that it had toxic, poisonous and highly deleterious effect to human health and failed to provide adequate warnings and instructions concerning the dangers of working with or around products containing asbestos fibers.
The plaintiff seeks compensatory and punitive damages of more than $25,000 and any further relief as the court may deem just and equitable. She is represented by Wilson D. Sikes of Napoli Shkolnik PLLC in Edwardsville.
St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court case number 1822-CC10917